Co-Op, Targeted Non-Viral Delivery

Location: Cambridge, MA USA Department: Autonomous Science Platform

Your Impact at LILA

Lila is seeking a co-op to help build the automated non-viral delivery platform. The role focuses on improving an automated system for production and characterization of targeted lipid nanoparticles (tLNP).

Day-to-day work involves producing tLNPs to support ongoing experiments, developing new conjugation and purification methods for tLNPs, and applying those methods on the automated system.

The co-op works alongside chemists, biologists, automation engineers, and data scientists, with hands-on time across both bench science and automated lab systems.

What You'll Be Building

Formulate and characterize targeted LNPs on an automated microfluidic workcell

Run high-throughput screens of ionizable lipids and targeting ligands

Execute downstream characterization assays such as DLS, RiboGreen, and TNS

Onboard new workflows and experiment types onto the workcell

Test and document changes that increase screening throughput

Record methods, results, and observations in the ELN for reuse across teams

What You'll Need to Succeed

Pursuing a BSc or MSc in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, biology, or a related field

Hands-on wet-lab experience and comfort following detailed SOPs

Data analysis skills, with the ability to interpret results and iterate on experimental design

Clear written and verbal communication, including ELN documentation

Available for the full January co-op term, onsite at Alewife

Bonus Points For

Experience with lipid nanoparticle formulation, microfluidics, or other drug delivery systems

Familiarity with automated systems or high-throughput screening platforms

Familiarity with protein characterization methods

Working knowledge of bioanalytical techniques such as fluorescence spectroscopy and electrophoresis

About LILA

Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.

LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.

Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.

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